John LeClair : biography
July 5, 1969 –
John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993 but he had his most productive seasons while with Philadelphia on the Legion of Doom line, notably becoming the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive seasons.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| | Regular season | | Playoffs | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1985–86 | Bellows Free Academy | HS | 22 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
1986–87 | Bellows Free Academy | HS | 23 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
1987–88 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 31 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
1988–89 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 18 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
1989–90 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
1990–91 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 33 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 37 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 35 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL totals | 967 | 406 | 413 | 819 | 501 | 154 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 94 |